Which species is amphoteric, and when dissolved in water at 0.10 M yields a weakly acidic solution? For Arsenic acid, H3AsO4, Ka1 = 2.5 × 10–4, Ka2 = 5.6 × 10–8, and Ka3 = 3 × 10–13.  For carbonic acid, H2CO3, Ka1 = 4.3 × 10–7, Ka2 = 4.7 × 10–11. AsO43– CO32– HCO3– HAsO42– H2AsO4–

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Which species is amphoteric, and when dissolved in water at 0.10 M yields a weakly acidic solution?

For Arsenic acid, H3AsO4, Ka1 = 2.5 × 10–4, Ka2 = 5.6 × 10–8, and Ka3 = 3 × 10–13. 

For carbonic acid, H2CO3, Ka1 = 4.3 × 10–7, Ka2 = 4.7 × 10–11.

AsO43–

CO32

HCO3

HAsO42–

H2AsO4

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